
Modalities
Adjuvant
Adjuvant chemotherapy treatment: given after surgery or another type of local therapy to avoid relapse.
Neoadjuvant
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy: used before surgery or radiotherapy. Its aim is to decrease the size of a tumour prior to surgery to allow for a more conservative operation and to avoid the spread of cancer cells therefore preventing future recurrences.
Palliative
Palliative chemotherapy: given when the goal of therapy is palliative due to the presence of metastases and cure is not possible.
Concomitant
Concomitant chemotherapy: given in combination with other treatments.
Sequential chemotherapy
Sequential chemotherapy: done by administering drugs in sequence and in combination.

Clinical trials

Medical Services
The IVO's specialisation in oncology allows for a service structure organised by care areas classified according to the type of tumour

Tumour Committees
The committees are the ultimate expression of multidisciplinary medicine. They are made up of expert physicians from the main oncological specialities.
Admission and Information
Any citizen with cancer or a certified oncological suspicion can apply to be a patient at the Instituto Valenciano de Oncología.
As it has an agreement with the Public Health System, patients do not have to assume any costs for their treatment.
